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You can make most organic compounds with just 4 elements: carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen.

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Are there more non-elements then elements?

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Elements is always part of an organic compound?

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What are the most abundant elements found-in organic compounds?

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What are the main elements in organic compounds?

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